Regulars Wayne Brady, left, and Colin Mochrie make do with some wacky props on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” PATRICK WYMORE/THE CW , PATRICK WYMORE, THE CW

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“Prince George Turns 1” 8:30 p.m., E! No one is more deserving of half an hour of TV time than Prince George of Cambridge, the dynastic dynamo who has achieved so much in just 12 months of life: eating, pooping and wearing clothes that have revolutionized baby fashion around the world.

Thanks to the intellectual forces at E!, a thorough biography of the fellow who is third in line to the British throne will be available to discerning viewers tonight.

Next year’s show probably will need to be at least an hour, once this hugely significant world leader starts walking, talking and wearing clothes that will revolutionize preschool fashion around the world.

Verdict: Skip that

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“Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” 8 and 9 p.m., the CW We’re happy that the CW is offering us a full hour of this improvisational comedy show this summer, even though it is broken into two 30-minute segments pasted around the pointless new comedy “Backpackers.”

Improv has been making something of a comeback on television, usually inserted into some sort of game show format, as with NBC’s “Hollywood Game Night” or Fox’s failed “Riot.” But as this venerable show proves, the best way is often the simplest. Host Aisha Tyler tosses out a challenge, and the adroit comics rise to it.

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“Hotel Hell” 9 p.m., Fox Nothing against Gordon Ramsay personally, but I think four shows on one network are more than enough for anyone. The second season of “Hotel Hell” begins tonight, a spinoff of Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares.” Of all of the contentious chef’s series, this seems the most contrived.

“The Real Housewives of Orange County” 9 p.m., Bravo We are told that Shannon and Heather “hit the breaking point” this week, and we congratulate them for holding out a lot longer than we could. Our breaking point was reached somewhere early in Season 1.

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